Under What Conditions Can a Complaint Be Filed?

The Federal sector EEO process covers employment-related matters. Thus, if an employee has been injured or aggrieved by personnel actions of the Agency, or in the terms, privilieges or conditions of his/her employment, a complaint may be filed. The following are types of personnel matters covered:

harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age;

retaliation against an individual for filing a charge of discrimination, participating in an investigation, or opposing discriminatory practices;

employment decisions based on stereotypes or assumptions about the abilities, traits, or performance of individuals of a certain sex, race, age, religion, or ethnic group, or individuals with disabilities; and

denying employment opportunities to a person because of marriage to, or association with, an individual of a particular race, religion, national origin, or an individual with a disability.